Girl Scout cookies

Paul Iverson/Special to the Caller-Times Forklift operator Reynaldo Sanchez loads a pallet of Girl Scout cookies bound for Laredo on Wednesday. Girl Scouts begin selling there cookies in the area Saturday. They hope to sell nearly a million boxes.

Paul Iverson/Special to the Caller-Times Forklift operator Reynaldo Sanchez loads a pallet of Girl Scout cookies in the truck trailer bound for Laredo. The Girl Scout who sells the most cookies in the area will be crowned "Cookie Princess."

Paul Iverson/Special to the Caller-Times A Westside warehouse holds 40,000 cases of Girl Scout cookies, waiting to be gobbled up by South Texans. It's Girl Scout cookie season through Feb. 24.

Paul Iverson/Special to the Caller-Times Forklift operator Reynaldo Sanchez loads a pallet of Girl Scout cookies in the truck trailer bound for Laredo. The Girl Scout who sells the most cookies in the area will be crowned "Cookie Princess."

Paul Iverson/Special to the Caller-Times Forklift operator Reynaldo Sanchez loads Girl Scout cookies into a truck. Cookie enthusiasts will have eight types of Girl Scout cookies from which to choose this year. Flavors range from shortbread to peanut butter and the always popular Caramel deLites. New this year is Mango Creme, a vanilla and coconut cookie with a tangy mango filling.

Paul Iverson/Special to the Caller-Times Forklift operator Reynaldo Sanchez loads Girl Scout cookies into a truck. Elizabeth Schmidt, 10, will be selling the cookies this year. She believes that the program teaches teamwork and encourages friendship among the girls in her troop.